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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not expect to actually like this no offense Melissa, but I actually kinda enjoyed it.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fun prequel to the movie and start to the series allowing use to get to know all the characters in a creative way. I love getting to read the various viewpoints.
Cute,I enjoyed reading even though I like the movie better.oops!
It was a good captivating read. My biggest problem with it has nothing to do with the authors fault. It was clear that she was happened a basic story of the first Descendants movies without having seen the film before writing the book. It was not an issue it just had some small pieces here and there. The ending of the book is completely different from how Ben told his parents in the movie. I just wish it would have meshed a little better. That is all on Disney and Hyperion Books and has nothing to do with the author.
4.2/5
I loved seeing the origin of these four characters after I had watched all three movies. Seeing Mal and Evie go from enemies to best friends and how their friendship developed throughout this series (including the movies) was great. As well as seeing small glimpses of Ben and Audrey in Auradon. You could see that The writing style of this book was great for me, I could quickly read this and still understand it. I can not wait to read the second book!
I loved seeing the origin of these four characters after I had watched all three movies. Seeing Mal and Evie go from enemies to best friends and how their friendship developed throughout this series (including the movies) was great. As well as seeing small glimpses of Ben and Audrey in Auradon. You could see that
Spoiler
Ben was only dating Audrey for the good of the kingdom and not for himself, so his choice to date Mal was true and not just from her spell.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very different from the film! Maybe almost a prequel? That will depend on where the 2nd boom goes for sure.
I never got into this series when it came out despite wanting to read it, my local library never picked it up and I never saw it pass through second hand stores, so I'm very past the target age group. I do wonder what I would have thought if I'd originally read it as a pre-teen early teen, since I was into Ever After High and School for Good and Evil.
It was very enjoyable, but what did bother me were the villain parent. Lady Tremaine felt off, she never struck me as someone wantonly evil per se. All of the villains are underdeveloped characters who's main quality is evil to point of not even loving their children. Though I will concierge this is probably better suited for a target audience, but I was thinking the boom would be much more interesting if the parents were trying to be good parents, but utterly fail becuase they simply can't/don't know how. I felt like the struggle between wanting to be good and having to do evil wasn't the best executed either, but other than that I enjoyed thia read a lot andnplan on finishing the series.
I'm curious how this will go given how different from the films it is. Currently, I like the series more than the films. There is lot more going on in terms of politics in both the Isle and the Kingdom. And I like the authors writing style. It does feel a bit like to story is being told to me by a narrator, however, I think that works well for the target audience and in the context of the book. Gives it a bit of charm.
I never got into this series when it came out despite wanting to read it, my local library never picked it up and I never saw it pass through second hand stores, so I'm very past the target age group. I do wonder what I would have thought if I'd originally read it as a pre-teen early teen, since I was into Ever After High and School for Good and Evil.
It was very enjoyable, but what did bother me were the villain parent. Lady Tremaine felt off, she never struck me as someone wantonly evil per se. All of the villains are underdeveloped characters who's main quality is evil to point of not even loving their children. Though I will concierge this is probably better suited for a target audience, but I was thinking the boom would be much more interesting if the parents were trying to be good parents, but utterly fail becuase they simply can't/don't know how. I felt like the struggle between wanting to be good and having to do evil wasn't the best executed either, but other than that I enjoyed thia read a lot andnplan on finishing the series.
I'm curious how this will go given how different from the films it is. Currently, I like the series more than the films. There is lot more going on in terms of politics in both the Isle and the Kingdom. And I like the authors writing style. It does feel a bit like to story is being told to me by a narrator, however, I think that works well for the target audience and in the context of the book. Gives it a bit of charm.